High-speed friction saw



Aug. 3() 1927.

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UNITED STATES PATENT 'orsi-caff ADOLI' J'ABOWITZ, OF E-BG, GERMAN-Y..-

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This invention relates 4to a high speed friction saw, in which on the shaft of the driv- V ing electromotor a rapidly rotating toothless cutting disk is arranged in such a manner.

5 that-either the. cutting disks can vbe advanced `towards the work piece or vice versa the work piece towards the cutting disk. A.

In contradistinction to the previous combination of high speed frictionsaws, in

which either the motor with the cutting disky l could be advanced only towards the work piecel without the possibility of anyfurtherv shifting or adjusting or in which viceversa the work piece is gradually advanced towards the stationary cutting disk, the present invention is characterized by the novel features stated hereinafter. v

In comparison with the up to now known limited possibilitylof shifting and adjusting, which could be effected only in the direction of cutting, a' further far reaching possibility of disposing and adjusting is obtained in the present invention, so that now 'also work pieces of irregular profiles and bodies having a sloping side, can now be easily' and correct-ly mounted in such a manner, that the cutting disk will cut such a body in adirection vertical .to the smallest dimension of the same. On account of the novel con- '80 struction and adjustability of the cutting disk it will now 'be ossible to easily. operate on work pieces for instance in form of castV bodies, the dead parts of which (climbers and runners) are located thus unfavorably, that a separating` of said dead parts vby the known devices could no be effected'` on account of the limited possibility ofadjusting of said devices. y

While the known construction of high 0 speed friction saws on account of the fact,

that the motor yor the work piece could not be-adjusted and shifted onl in one direction,

permit the cutting to be e ected only in one plane determined by the position of the cut'- ting disk and that the workpiece itself must be adjusted 'in the desired cutting plane in a verytiresome manner, it is now possible to forthwith perform cuts in different planes and thecuttin disk and the work can be alternately a justed in regard to each other.

The construction and adjustabilityv ob-v tained according to the present invention is novel in cutting machinery and ensures for sibilities of use-areillustrated,

-is `shown 'in different vto the first-cross slide ta the subject matter of the present invention far reaching and up to now unknown pos sibilities of use and operation.

'In the accompanying drawings, in which several'modiiications of the novel cutting machinery construction with diferent pos- Fig. 1 is a sideview of the first construction,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is -a further side view of the same, in which the second'adjustingtable ositions in regard le employed as tool support. A

Fig. 4 shows in side view'a modification,

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in whichl the work piece rests-on the cross slide table, while the second adjusting table' formsthe tool support.

Figs. 5 and 6 'show in side view two further modifications in vwhich only/,the cross slide table lis employed, while in fr'ont of the same a-rotatable plate, carrying the workpiece, is arranged.

Fig. 7 f nally shows a modification in which also a rotatable work piece carrier is provided, while as tool-carrier an oscilla'table and adjustable table is employed, on

which the electromotor, carrying the cutting disk can be adjusted in two directions, ver,

tclly toeach other, by means of a cross s 1 e. I n the drawing the reference numeral 1 designates a base, on which cross-slides 2 and 3 are arranged, adapted to be adjusted in regard to the base 1 by means of the handwheel-spindles 4 and 5.

Accordingto Figs. 1-3 the cross slide 2,' 3

forms'the carrier or support of the electromotor 6, on .the shaft ofwhich the cutting disk 7 is secured. The latter can be adjuste into the required cutting plane in regard to the wordv piece by appropriate adjustment of the cross slide .and then can be advanced towardsl the work piece.

The cross slide '2, 3 with itsbase 3 is in combination and cooyeration with a second- Atable 14, which can el adjusted and oscilf lated in all directions and which, in this form of construction, forms the su rt or carrier of the work piece 15 15. adjustable table 14 is supported by acolumlb shaped ost 8 by means of a maken, whichwith its' cylindrical sleeve 9 4can bevcrf.

tically adjusted on the post 8 by means of an adjusting gearing 10.

lOn the bracket 11 a sleeve 12 is provided, which can be adjusted by means of a gearing 13 and which forms the base proper for the table 14, which can be rotated around its own axis.

The base 1 andv slides 2 and 3, on the one hand,` and' the adjusting table 14, on the other hand, are in alternating action regarding the possibilities of adjustment and there- Avby present the Work piece to be easily and conveniently mounted on account of the mu- -tual complementary adjustment of said in the correct position for cuttino,

u performance of the cutting operation toward the work piece 15, Fig. 2, or 15 Fig. 3. The extensive possibility of adjusting, ,turning and oscillating the second table insures all positions of adjustment in regard to the cutting disk, so that even the most difficult work pieces can be easily adjusted in the correct position for cutting a'nd are'resting on vtheir respective base, without being subjected to vibrations. i

In the second modification, illustratedA in Fig. 4, the construction is reversed to that of the formv illustrated in Figs. 1-3, in such a manner, that the -adjustable table 14 serves as carrier or support for the electromotor 6 and. the'cutting disk 7, while the cross slide 2, 3 of the base or table 1 serves for the mounting of the workpiece 15. The possibilities of adjustment are the same as in foregoing construction with the difference only,

that now the motor with'the cutting disk is` adjusted into the required cutting planein regard to the work piece, whil'ethe latter is advanced towards the cutting disk by means of the cross slide.

The adjustable table 14 in combination with the cross slidel table 1 insures in both cases the most far reaching possibilities of adjustment between cutting disk and work piece, so that practically all required cutting positions and cuts can be obtained 'quickly and easily.

In special cases the form of constructionv according to Figs. 5 and 6 can be provided with one cross slide table 1. only, the slides 2, 3 of which can be` adj-usted by the gearings, 4, 5 and from the support or carrier for the motor 6 with cutting disk 7.

The work piece 17. in this form of construction is mounted on a table 16, which is suitably arranged as a turning table upon the base plate of the machine.

This form' of construction too, which is'- especially suited for large'and heavy work pieces, insures still sufiicient freedom of motion and possibilities ,of adjustment in the mounting of the work piece,towards which then the cutting disk7 is advanced b the medium of the lower slide 2, while sai cutting disk is positioned in the required cutting plane inregard to the work piece vby the medium ot the upper slide 3. l

The possibilities of adjustment of this modification can be increased still by arranging the cross slide 2, 3 With its guide base 1 rotatably on the machine base. l, so that the cutting disk besides the cross adjustment in a horizontal plane, still can be rotated and oscillated around a vertical plane. j

Fig. 7 illustrates afurther modification of the machine in which the column post table, which can be adjusted and oscillated in any desired direction, forms the support or carrier for the motor 6 with cutting disk- 7. In this modification, which too is especially suited for the treatment of large Workpieces, a combination of possibilities of adjustment is provided for one table in the same manner, as insured in the constructionsI according to Figs. l to 4 for two separate tables. v

The column post 8 has the same construction and possibility of adjustment as in the first and second construction, illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, however in the present construetion the rotating table 14 is' provided with a slide bed 14', on which a cross slide 2, 3 is arranged. The latter forms the support or carrier for the motor 6 with cutting disk 7.

By means of the handwheel and adjusting spindles 4, 5 the motor 6 with the cutting disk 7 can be moved by the medium of the cross slide 2, 3 in one plane in two directions, which are vertical to each other, while by. the operation of the adjusting devices 10, l1, 13 per se any desirable or required adjustment or oscillation in regard to the column post 8 is made.v The work piece 17 is mounted on a plate 16, arranged in front 'of the Aadjustable tool carrier and suitably constructed as turning table, which can rotate around an axis or shaft, projecting from the'base plate of the machine. In this construction also on account vof the various ossibilities of adjustment vof the cutting isk 7 all required cutting positions can be easily established and accommodated in conformance with the peculiarity of the work piece.

The rotatable adjustment of the cross slide 2, 3 on the base 1, as shown in Fig. 6, can be. applied, of course, also'to the forms of construction, illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4.

I claim;

1. A high-speed friction saw, comprising.' in combination, an electromotor and its shaft, a toothless cutting disk located upon said shaft, a base and on it two slides arranged said shaft,

' with said at right angles with respect to each other, the upper sllde carrying said motor with said shaft and disk,a table adapted to receive and hold iast the work-piece and being adapted to be adjusted relatively to said slides in any position, substantially as set forth..

2. A high-speed in combination, shaft, a toothless cutting disklocated upon a base and on it two slides arranged at right angles with respect to each other, the upper slide carrying said motor shaft and disk, a table adapted to receive and hold the work-piece, a bracket on which said table can be adjusted, and a colfriction saw, comprising,

an eiectromotor and itsA u'mn on which said bracket can be adjusted, substantially as set forth.

3. A high-speed friction saw, comprising, in combination, an electromotor and its shaft, a toothless cutting disk located upon said shaft, a base and on it two slides arranged at right angles with respect to each other, vthe up er slide carrying said motor with said shait and disk, a tab.e adapted to receive and hold tast the Work-piece and being adapted to be turned around its own axis andto be adjusted relatively to said slides in any position, forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADOLF JACOBOWITZ.

substantially as set o 

